Sidney’s Picks: 

• Sex work is work, and criminalization is deadly. 
   
• Philosopher Kate Manne on Schneiderman and strangulation 
   
• The VA is abusing a “whistleblower law” to purge union workers. 
   
• White House official in charge of pandemic response exits abruptly. 
   
• Firm that paid Michael Cohen is deeply tied to Russian oligarchs.